Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
Ye search the scriptures, because ye think to have eternal life in them, and those are testifying about me.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
You examine the Scriptures carefully because you suppose that in them you have eternal life. Yet they testify about me.
American Standard Version
Ye search the scriptures, because ye think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me;
Amplified
An Understandable Version
You search through the Scriptures [i.e., the Old Testament], because you think that you will [learn how to] have never ending life by [reading] them. And these Scriptures are what testify concerning me.
Anderson New Testament
You search the scriptures, because in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify concerning me:
Bible in Basic English
You make search in the holy Writings, in the belief that through them you get eternal life; and it is those Writings which give witness about me.
Common New Testament
You search the Scriptures, because in them you think that you have eternal life; and these are they that testify of me.
Daniel Mace New Testament
You search the scriptures, for you think by their means to have eternal life, and they are the very writings which do testify of me.
Darby Translation
Ye search the scriptures, for ye think that in them ye have life eternal, and they it is which bear witness concerning me;
Godbey New Testament
Search the Scriptures, because in them ye think ye have eternal life; and they are they which testify concerning me;
Goodspeed New Testament
You pore over the Scriptures, for you think that you will find eternal life in them, and these very Scriptures testify to me,
John Wesley New Testament
Search the scriptures: in them ye think ye have eternal life: and it is they that testify of me.
Julia Smith Translation
Search the writings; for ye think in them to have eternal life: and these are they testifying of me.
King James 2000
Search the scriptures; for in them you think you have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You search the scriptures because you think that you have eternal life in them, and it is these that testify about me.
Modern King James verseion
You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life. And they are the ones witnessing of Me,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Search the scriptures: for in them, ye think ye have eternal life; and they are they which testify of me.
Moffatt New Testament
You search the scriptures, imagining you possess eternal life in their pages ??and they do testify to me ??40 but you refuse to come to me for life.
Montgomery New Testament
"You are searching the Scriptures because you suppose that in tem you have eternal life; and though these are they that bear witness concerning me,
NET Bible
You study the scriptures thoroughly because you think in them you possess eternal life, and it is these same scriptures that testify about me,
New Heart English Bible
You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about me.
Noyes New Testament
Ye search the Scriptures, because ye yourselves think that in them ye have everlasting life; and it is they which testify of me;
Sawyer New Testament
You search the Scriptures, because you think by them to have eternal life; and they testify of me;
The Emphasized Bible
Ye search the Scriptures, because, ye, think, by them, to have, life age-abiding; and, those Scriptures , are they which bear witness concerning me:
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Search the scriptures; for ye suppose in them ye have eternal life: and these are they which testify of me.
Twentieth Century New Testament
You search the Scriptures, because you think that you find in them Immortal Life;
Webster
Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
Weymouth New Testament
"You search the Scriptures, because you suppose that in them you will find the Life of the Ages; and it is those Scriptures that yield testimony concerning me;
Williams New Testament
"You keep on searching the Scriptures, for you yourselves suppose that you will get possession of eternal life through them; and yet they are witnesses that testify to me,
World English Bible
"You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and these are they which testify about me.
Worrell New Testament
Ye search the Scriptures; because in them ye think ye have eternal life; and these are they that testify concerning Me;
Worsley New Testament
Ye search the scriptures; for ye think that in them ye have eternal life:
Youngs Literal Translation
'Ye search the Writings, because ye think in them to have life age-during, and these are they that are testifying concerning me;
Themes
Christ » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The old testament
Divinity » Seven scriptural witnesses to » The old testament
Eternal life » Revealed in the scriptures
Names » Of the word of God » Scriptures
Reading » Of the word of God » The study of encouraged
Receiving » Who did not receive jesus Christ
Scripture » The scriptures testifying of jesus Christ
The scriptures » Testify of Christ
The scriptures » Should be » Searched
Search the word » The study of encouraged
Seven » Witnesses, scriptural » The old testament
The bible » Purpose » The study of encouraged
The word of God » Testify of jesus
The word of God » Searching of, commanded
Witness » Who is a witness of the lord
Witness » What testifies of jesus Christ
Interlinear
Aionios
Martureo
Devotionals
Devotionals about John 5:39
Devotionals containing John 5:39
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 5:39
Prayers for John 5:39
Verse Info
Context Readings
Further Testimony About The Son
38 And ye have not his word dwelling in you, because ye do not believe that man whom he sent for this. 39 Ye search the scriptures, because ye think to have eternal life in them, and those are testifying about me. 40 And ye will not come to me, so that ye may have life.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Luke 24:27
And having begun from Moses and from all the prophets, he expounded to them in all the scriptures the things about himself.
Luke 24:44
And he said to them, These are the words that I spoke to you while still being with you, that it is necessary for all things that are written in the law of Moses, and the prophets, and the psalms about me to be fulfulled.
John 7:52
They answered and said to him, Are thou also from Galilee? Search and see, that out of Galilee arises no prophet.
Acts 17:11
But these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, who received the word with all willingness, examining the Scriptures daily, if it has these things this way.
Deuteronomy 11:18-20
Therefore ye shall lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul. And ye shall bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes.
Deuteronomy 17:18-19
And it shall be, when he sits upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write for him a copy of this law in a book, out of [it] before the priests the Levites,
Deuteronomy 18:15
LORD thy God will raise up for thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brothers, like me. Ye shall hearken to him
Deuteronomy 18:18
I will raise up a prophet for them from among their brothers, like thee. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him.
Deuteronomy 32:47
For it is no vain thing for you, because it is your life, and through this thing ye shall prolong your days in the land where ye go over the Jordan to possess it.
Joshua 1:8
This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shall meditate on it day and night, that thou may observe to do according to all that is written in it, for then thou shall make thy way prosperous, and then thou sha
Psalm 1:2
but his delight is in the law of LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
Psalm 16:11
Thou {made known to (LXX/NT)} me the path of life. {Thou will fill me of joy with thy countenance (LXX/NT)}.
Psalm 21:4
He asked life from thee. Thou gave it him, even length of days forever and ever.
Psalm 36:9
For with thee is the fountain of life. In thy light we shall see light.
Psalm 119:11
I have laid thy word up in my heart that I might not sin against thee.
Psalm 119:97-99
O how I love thy law! It is my meditation all the day.
Psalm 133:3
like the dew of Hermon, that comes down upon the mountains of Zion. For there LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.
Proverbs 6:23
For the commandment is a lamp, and the law is light, and reproofs of instruction are the way of life,
Proverbs 8:33-34
Hear instruction, and be wise, and do not refuse it.
Isaiah 8:20
[Seek] to the law and to the testimony! If they speak not according to this word, surely there is no morning for them.
Isaiah 34:16
Seek ye out of the book of LORD, and read. No one of these shall be missing. None shall want her mate. For my mouth, it has commanded, and his Spirit, it has gathered them.
Jeremiah 8:9
The wise men are put to shame. They are dismayed and taken. Lo, they have rejected the word of LORD, and what manner of wisdom is in them?
Daniel 12:2
And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
Matthew 19:16-20
And behold one man having come to him, said, Good teacher, what good thing should I do so that I may have eternal life?
Matthew 22:29
But having answered, Jesus said to them, Ye are led astray, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
Mark 12:10
And have ye not read this scripture: The stone that those who build rejected, this came to be into the head of the corner.
Luke 10:25-29
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up testing him, and saying, Teacher, having done what, would I inherit eternal life?
Luke 16:29
But Abraham says to him, They have Moses and the prophets. Let them hear them.
Luke 16:31
And he said to him, If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if some man would rise from the dead.
John 1:45
Philip finds Nathanael, and says to him, We have found him of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets wrote: Jesus the son of Joseph of Nazareth.
John 5:32
There is another who testifies about me, and I know that the testimony that he testifies about me is valid.
John 5:36
But I have testimony greater than of John, for the works that the Father has given me so that I might complete them, the same works that I do, they testify about me that the Father has sent me.
John 5:46
For if ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me, for that man wrote about me.
Acts 8:32-35
Now the passage of the Scripture that he was reading was this: He was led as a sheep to slaughter, and as a lamb, mute before shearing him, thus he opened not his mouth.
Acts 13:27
For those who dwell in Jerusalem, and their rulers, not having known this and the voices of the prophets being read at every Sabbath, they fulfilled, having condemned him.
Acts 26:22-23
Having therefore experienced the help from God, I stand to this day solemnly declaring both to small and great, saying nothing apart from what both the prophets and Moses said was going to happen,
Acts 26:27
King Agrippa, do thou believe the prophets? I know that thou believe.
Romans 1:2
(which he fore-promised through his prophets in the holy scriptures)
Romans 2:17-18
Behold, thou are called a Jew, and rely upon the law, and boast in God,
Romans 3:2
Much every way. First, because they were indeed entrusted with the oracles of God.
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you abundantly in all wisdom, teaching and admonishing yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing by grace in your hearts to God.
2 Timothy 3:14-17
But continue thou in what thou learned and were convinced of, knowing from whom thou learned them.
Hebrews 11:16
But now they aspire for a superior one, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.
Hebrews 11:35
Women took hold of their dead from a resurrection, but others were tortured, not having accepted deliverance, so that they might experience a superior resurrection.
1 Peter 1:10-11
About which salvation the prophets sought and searched diligently. Men who prophesied about the grace for you,
2 Peter 1:19-21
And we have the prophetic word sure, to which ye do well giving heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns, and the daystar arises in your hearts.
Revelation 19:10
And I fell down before his feet to worship him. And he says to me, See thou not. I am a fellow bondman of thee and thy brothers, those who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God, for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophe